A dozen of the country’s jails now have such chronic staff shortages they are having to draft in officers from other prisons to help maintain order. The staff shortage has forced some jails... Read more

One of Ukip’s leadership hopefuls has said he would back a referendum on capital punishment. Paul Nuttall said he “believes in direct democracy” and that he thought the majority of British p... Read more

Not all debates are matters of life and death, but with capital punishment, it certainly is. Across the country, many voters will face a choice about the death penalty, and the contentious i... Read more

The sector’s achievements include creating the probation service, introducing prison visiting, independent inspection of prisons, and ending the death penalty. It started the first service t... Read more

400 people joined a procession last Saturday to commemorate those who have died in police custody. The march was organised by the United Families & Friends Campaign. Deaths currently stands... Read more

The family of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail in 2015, will get $1.9 million in a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. The case brought national attention to the problem of jailhou... Read more